Howdy! MayBelle Crabtree here. I have the most kid-friendly house on the block at Halloween time. Always have and I always will. My neighbors think I’m crazy and they may be right. Most of them have spooky ghouls, goblins, ghosts, and witches in their front yards. Scary noises emit from somewhere, skeletons pop out from behind trees and shrubs, and black lights flash on and … [Read more...] about My Kid-Friendly Halloween Decorations
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What is the Fruit of the Spirit?
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.Galatians 5:22-23 Back when I was a child in Sunday school, on one of the walls was a cork board with a construction paper tree on it - just the roots, trunk, and branches. The above verses bordered the corkboard. A … [Read more...] about What is the Fruit of the Spirit?
Welcome to the Biblical Garden
Howdy! Maybelle Crabtree here. In our backyard I have a garden. It surrounds the grassy area where the kids used to play when they were young. All the neighborhood kids came to play in our backyard. As the only house on the block without a pool, they had room to play. Tom, my husband, built 3 beds for his vegetables in the back corner. The rest was for me. We have 5 dwarf … [Read more...] about Welcome to the Biblical Garden
Welcome to My, Maybelle Crabtree, Blog
Howdy! Maybelle Crabtree, here. That’s my married name. I was Maybelle Marie Mathison before that. My name comes from both of my grandmothers: May Wheeler and Belle Mathison. We lived in the same town as my mom's parents and I spent a lot of time with May May, my grandmother. I was Little May around my family and May at school until college when I just kept it Maybelle. My … [Read more...] about Welcome to My, Maybelle Crabtree, Blog
Erma Bombeck, Where are You When I Need You?
My name is Dorothy Rund Ng. I created this website and, hence, this blog because I have always believed that God put me on this earth to say something. And I mean that in the most humblest way. He gave me the talent/gift to write. I do this to glorify Him. Erma Bombeck is one of my writing heroes. I may need to channel her sometimes as I write this blog. In case you are too … [Read more...] about Erma Bombeck, Where are You When I Need You?